Helpie's Fine Art Curation Report Week #6 - by helpie curator @art-mess.

Helpie's Fine Art Curation Report

Week 6

 

Hey Steemians, we are back with the 6th edition of @Helpie 's Fine Art Curation Report. This will be a weekly report where we will feature some great content coming out of the Fine Art community. Our goal is to find those individuals that are producing quality content, and raise them up to help them grow. We will do this by featuring 4 talented Steemians and their posts each week. Also, because the goal is to help them grow on the platform, the rewards payout of this report will be paid to the featured artists. The idea is to find those hidden gems that are not getting the recognition they deserve, and lift them in any way we can.What are we looking for? 

We are looking for great content! We want to reward those individuals that are taking their time and energy to add value to the platform through their high quality content. That’s it, think quality over quantity. We will be collecting them through the week and posting our top 4 here each Week.

First Things First: What is Helpie?

 

Helpie is a new and unique educational community within Steemit, designed to help users that are creating quality content grow on the platform. We do this through a variety of ways including; 

• Lessons designed to help users navigate the steemit network and teach them how to get the most out of it. (ex. GINAbot Tutorial, Growing Your Following On Steemit, and Markdown Challenge
• Daily Steemit related trivia and contests
• Mentorship from established Steemit users in all different categories
• A place to discuss ideas, collaborate with other members, and build your personal community
• Daily upvote from Helpie for members
• Weekly Curation of great quality content

Helpie is an invite only community, but anyone can participate in the daily trivia questions. You are not required to up-vote Helpie’s posts to participate. This initiative is not meant to be a vote for vote operation, it’s an educational tool only.

If you would like to be considered to join Helpie as a minnow in training, please consider joining PALnet/MSPand participating in the community. We have scouts constantly looking for the right minnows to support, and they will reach out with a private invitation.

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I'm going to try not to talk to much, because if an artist has made it into this curation then their work speaks for itself.

Here are the artists in the spotlight for @Helpie 's 6th Fine Art Curation:

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Gold Panda Painting: Music as my Muse {process photos + animation}

@christiesnelson

Look at that Color!!!! Beautiful!!!

This image by @christiesnelson really grabs me. There are so many wonderful color interactions throughout this painting. The composition is complex enough to entertain the visual system, but not overwhelming.

Stop in to say hi, and read about @christiesnelson 's motivation for her art.

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Step By Step - How To Draw The Hyper Realistic Pencil Portrait Of A Photographer

@satishart

Meticulously Detailed!!!!

Get some pointers from hyperrealist @satishart in this post where he talks about his shading, detailing techniques, and more.

Just look at that range of value and the dynamic of texture throughout this piece of work. Go take in this walkthrough

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How to use photo reference to create a realistic painting - A step by step introduction!

@mayasky

Yeeaaaaaaaahh! They Come To Paint The Rooster!!!!! Awww Yeeaaaaaah. You Know He Ain't Gonna Drryyyyyyy!

Uhh......sorry about that..Wait, no I'm not. Here is another great resource coming from @mayasky. In this post she makes the process of translating photos to paint as easy and simple as it can be. It is a must read for any oil painter wanting to improve. I know I will read this several more times.

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Ed Sheeran Drawing TimeLapse Multi-Colored ballpoint Pen on paper #2017Collections

@lmfao3124

Musicians Always Seem to Inspire Visual Art!!!!

@lmfao3124 is another must follow artist on the platform that joined us in January. Just look at this pen sketch. See the timelapse video of this drawing to get some insights into the process.

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I know you fine people will go show these great artists some love, and I don't just mean an up-vote or a re-steem, but a comment as well. We know it is important to reach out and connect with the human on the other end of the great expanse and let them know our genuine thoughts and feelings.

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Want to Get Curated?

What Are We Looking For?

If you want to get your art curated by Helpie then you need to keep these things in mind

• The ARTWORK YOU POST MUST BE YOUR OWN-

  ......I know how to use Google's Image Search.......Just putting that out there

• It must be clear that the artwork is your own
  • If I find you have posted a really great piece of artwork, but when I click on the post I can't tell if it is yours I'm probably not going to stay very long. I'm not saying that you have to write a book about the art you post, but a quick exclamation of ownership and maybe a short backstory. The problem is that there are just too many people out there sharing other people's art and just saying a few words without giving any credit to the artist for the image they are using. It is just too difficult to sort through all of it all the time.
• Extra Points for showing your process- Not only does it make it easier to verify the work is original, I am also very intrigued by watching the process of other artists and I think it benefits the art community here on Steemit.

• No Digital Works, No Photography - Nothing against the two. That just isn't what this curation is about.

Do You Know an Artist That Deserves More Attention? If So Drop Their Name in the Comments. We Love Finding New Talented Steemians Here at Helpie!

Helpie Logo By @ankapolo

Curation Report By @art-mess